HOME RULE.

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1912, Page 5

HOME RULE.

ONE HUNDRED AMENDMENTS.

[C ALL DANGER OF " IRELAND'S

SEPARATION VANISHED

Bj Electne Telegraph — Copyright./

(Per Press Association.)

LONDON, May 13. At a conference -df the Non-conform-ist Unionists' Association in London, the Lord Mayor of Beif ist said t'Mt held not believe that Home Rule would lead to war. If it did 300,000 would be ready in three days vo r-jjht as their ancestors had defended Derry. , In the House of Commons, Mr Rothschild gave notice of' -an amendment to the bill exiemptirLg : the counr ties of Antrim, Armagh, Down and Londonderry from the ' operation of Home Roile. * • • - ■ Several amendments were given not'ijce- of, makinig the Senate elective on the proportional ' representafion principle. - . ■ ■• There will be 100 amendments to the Home Rule Bill moved- in the House of Commons, including the postponement of the operation of the measure, until after a general election, j the adoption of a referendum,- the y exI ciusion of Ulster and rip payment ,df mc-mbers. •■ > : ■ "' Rt. Hon A. Ure,speakin)g ; at Cambridge, said that the dividing line between- the two ;great political parties was more clearly defined to-day than ever he remembered. The Insurance Bill was not popular at present but that was the peculiarity of all reforms Al 1 danger of Ireland's se, a*. v.: ion ».ad vanished. Rt. •Hon W. Runcinian, speaking at Liverpool, said that Britain had made up n-ts mind concerning Home Rule. The feeliag against it was mild and half asleep; . The second reading- showed that there was • a clear British majority of 31 in favour otll)ir;P Kiil'i and that was an under-estima.te of the j country's feeling: Disestabii'shmentof Wales came first in order and precedence, but English Church di^'.-^ab-lishment must follow wh.e?i :he Liberals were able to deal with i!. ;